Hi, I’m looking forward to going back to work but was wondering if being unvaccinated will be a problem in Texas? I’m an Oncology nurse.

Not to be rude or start an argument, but you are unvaccinated and want to work with immunocompromised patients???? I don’t care what state you are in-it’s a problem.

I am appalled that everyone is condemning people that have not had the injection.If you had covid you have immunity. If you
are imunocompromised you cannot have the injection It only work for a few months then you have to keep getting booster after booster
There is no antidote if you have an adverse reaction. If you can't find any jobs in Texas move to Florida. Let us exercise some
common sense here one size medicine does not fit all our bodies are all different.

There are lots of employers that are hiring nurses with religious or medical exemptions. Hospitals and clinics are lifting N95 mask restrictions and weekly testing. Everyone is wearing surgical masks with patients. Covid vaccines are not the only treatment for Covid, despite what MSM is pushing. There are early outpatient medication treatments, you just need to know which doctors who care more about their patients and less about receiving CMS funding. The truth is coming out about Covid vaccines. Love this from New Hamphire https://humanevents.com/2022/03/17/new-hampshire-house-approv...

Good luck to you!

The hospitals in my area (Tampa Bay) are hiring and you do not have to be vaccinated! I’m not vaccinated my dr did not recommend it for me and I wouldn’t do it anyway. I have many Dx and I’m immunocompromised, Remember you can’t give someone a virus you DO NOT have! Ignore ignorant comments and do what’s best for you! I have avoided being sick from the flu, and other viruses because of my vitamins, supplements, diet & other routines (I’ve never had a flu shot) I don’t get the flu it’s been over 30 years!!! Good Luck!

Not a problem at all! I live in TX and work perdiem with HealthTrust when at home. It’s not required and I have no problems finding work. The vaccine doesn’t provide anything close to the protection I have from natural immunity after community acquired illness. Unvaccinated with natural immunity is in fact the best even around immunocompromised people. 🙄

You work with immunocompromised people. And you want to continue working around then and being unvaccinated?? That is beyond selfish!

I can remember the days when we could decline the Flu vaccine & not be crucified by our own discipline. It was a HIPPA violation if anyone in employee health disclosed your vaccination status. How this world has become so invasive, hateful and vile?
Several facilities in Texas that doesn't require vaccines and majority of them will accept some form of exemption. Call the facilities and ask to speak with the employees health department. They will give you the information needed specifically for their facility.

Advice Only: Please keep your vaccination status private for your safety. Some of the comment make feel like they are threatening your life and willing to report you to BON and you have done nothing wrong!

Girl please

If you are wanting to stay in Oncology, I would hope you would want to be vaccinated. Those patients are already at a high enough risk, please don't add to their suffering. If thinking about changing your unit, then being unvaccinated isn't a big deal. I would ask that you choose a medsurg area.

It is now required for all Medical Personal to be vaccinated for Covid. ESPECIALLY ONCOLOGY NURSES!!
You are dealing with immuno-compromised patients and i am saying this because both of my brother are under going Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy.
My husband has MS and his medication along with disease makes me innumocompramized and I have an 81 year old mother.
To this day I still wear a mask not because I have to but I would never forgive myself I gave it to anyone in my family due to there health issues or give it to a patient I’ve cared for

The issue is not the state you are working in.
The question should be why do you willing work around cancer patients and refuse to get vaccinated?
If you also have not been receiving the flu shot all these years then you have been potentially infecting people with a compromised immune system.
If you have been receiving the flu shot all these years, and have not received the Covid shot, then I think you need to leave the profession because you're letting facebook memes dictate your patient care.
I hope your facility warns patients of your status so they can make an informed decision.

Studies now show that 58% of deaths were those who were Covid vaccinated. You can check to see if they have a religious exemption available or if you have a medical contraindication. If for religious exemption, you will need to have your pastor or priest write you a letter and supported by scriptures. You can also check out the Calvery chapel website if any in your area because they have been proactive in having freedom when it comes to vaccinations. The government is overreaching when they mandate inoculation when it’s not FDA approved and it’s for emergency use. Covid 19 is now endemic and not a pandemic anymore.

Yes most facilities have to in compliance with the CMS regulations which all eligible staff have to be fully vaccinated

It's ok to get vaccinated

I can remember the days when we had a choice to decline the Flu vaccine and not get

Better to be vaccinated than not because your dealing with immunocompromized patients.Its important to protect their health and yours too.However,if you have an allergy to the vaccine then inform your doctor he/she might give you other options.

If you are considering going back to work, many employers/companies are encouraging or mandating new applicants to get COVID vaccines. Being unvaccinated against COVID, would put you at risk for catching COVID. If you are planning to work with immunocompromised immune systems, oncology patients - please do consider getting full dose COVID vaccine either Pfizer or Moderna. It can really make a difference - COVID vaccine can reduce severity of COVID but also reduce risk of hospitalization. COVID vaccine offers benefits, are very safe, more benefits than risks.

Please think it about and get COVID vaccine. If you have concern about COVID vaccine, speak with your healthcare provider and/or pharmacists.

It’s very, very important to be fully vaccinated against COVID before working in any healthcare facilities.

You won’t be working unvaccinated! Get the vaccine!

If you stick to small town hospitals you may be ok but all the big hospitals in large cities will require it

CMS requires vaccination - not the hospital. If they receive payments from CMS (Medicaid and/or Medicare, which is 100%), they require full vaccination. Probably one to get on board, then by the required dates.

Not unless you want to risk possibly getting myocarditis, blood clots, or to drop dead for no reason. The vaccine has not been proven to stop COVID, stop the spread, or it's symptoms. It has however been proven to possibly cause the adverse effects mentioned above and more. Those that want to jump on this and cry disinformation.....shut up and do your research instead of talking smack. Stop watching your fake news and actually take the time to research the information and don't use Google. Try Duck Duck Go. Otherwise you're just too lazy and don't want to know the truth. You like that kool-aid you keep drinking and you like being led by the puipiper and being led over the cliff.

I know Covid has gotten better but these things pose a huge threat to those who are
Immunocompromised in any way. It’s not just being vaccinated but also being attentive to am I sick and should be going to work? In most large hospitals it will be a problem. Good luck

I am an oncology registered nurse as well for the past 11 years. Most facilities require it unless you have a medical contraindication.

Texas fired a bunch of nurses last year for not getting the first Covid injection

Yayy congrats on not being part of the experiment that has killed and maimed soo many. Texas florida South Dakota all have sensible governors with common sense about the plandemic!! You can do a religious or medical exemption. NEVER let any idiot bully you. You wont shed the spike protein on the kiddos a GOOD thing. Congrats btw im unvaxxed too and was fired and found a new job in weeks!! Blessing to you🙏🏾

It may depend on why you’re unvaccinated….are we talking specifically about Covid vaccines? In most larger systems you will be required to have it unless you have an exemption. Enforcement varies. Also why and how long you have been out of work. It may be even more difficult since you work with an immunocompromised population. The questions are rhetorical….just things to consider….

Yes, all the hospitals I've applied to in Houston make it a condition of employment

Your vaccination status should not affect what area you work in. Most hospitals will allow you to take a religious exemption. The only person that will truly give you are hard time would be one that has not done the proper research regarding the true lack of benefits of the Covid “vaccine” and the very real dangers that they possess. I work on a telemetry cardiac intervention unit. I cannot even begin to describe the horrors that we have been seeing in the vaccinated people with regards to the blood clots they have been having.
Being vaccinated causes you to shed dangerous particles. The oncology pts should appreciate you not having had the jab. My hospital has Covid positive pts in rooms right beside cancer pts. It is the norm now….

There’s no problem with being unvaccinated as long as your facility doesn’t require it. If you’re working through an agency, make sure the facility doesn’t require it. if you’re working for the hospital directly they will let you know what you need.

Unfortunately

Yep. Unless you have a good medical or religious exemption. Especially for a traveler. They just don't want to deal with you. Most major hospital systems are competing in a PR battle to be the most aggressive with Covid vaccinations. Also, oncology dealing with immuno-suppressed patients? They have a ready made excuse to exclude you. It will be a problem.

I do not want to be rude but you would be putting your patients at risk. Especially because if they are in the hospital is because their immune system is compromised.

HCA never mandated it. There are other health systems that haven’t as well. I’m in Houston and never get asked about it. Good luck in your move back!!

Hi, I'm also a Texas nurse who refuses the jab. You may need to change your specialty. School nursing, alternative health such as vitamin shops and IV hydration bars. Also, many HCA facilities will allow for an exemption. Don't get discouraged.

Exemption status is currently up to the discretion of each facility; some allow religious and medical exemptions while others do not. Most exemption allowances come with extra precautionary measures to be taken (continuous making, weekly PCR testing, etc).

If the facility you're applying to does allow exemptions, they can provide you with the application and requirements. Decisions are made on a case-by-case basis. Tutorials are available online for defending sincerely held religious belief exemptions. Medical exemption requires facility specific documentation from a licensed provider.

All that being said, when working with oncology or post transplant patients, the departments may have stricter immunization requirements beyond the facility's general policy due to working with extra sensitive patient populations.

It may be in certain hospitals like MD Anderson which specializes in cancer treatment. Methodist Hospital requires vaccination. The VA hospital does too. I would check with each facility to see what the policy is on being vaccinated and the alternatives ( medical exemption from vaccination).

Check with the facility's policies. As far as health wise, being prudent with ppe, handwriting, cleaning chairs, beds, patient areas would be advised.

I believe the patient has the right to refuse an unvaccinated nurse. It's their right to know and decide.

I think it’s been proven time and time again that the vaccine doesn’t work. You can look at all the new data that reflects that. I am not vaccinated and I was the last in my cohort to get Covid and I had lower back pain for 1 day. Very mild symptoms. We are so great advocating for our patients but need to do better advocating for ourselves. If you do not want to get the vaccine then complete an exemption form. Wear a mask and go on about your day. Ignore the haters. Remember it’s your body, your choice!! Good luck.

I don't understand how anyone can work in oncology, and not worry about their immunocompromised patients just a little more than the average patient population. I'm a vaccinated nurse..... and a cancer survivor. You can be sure I would not want an unvaccinated nurse caring for me as a cancer patient.

But there's plenty of nurses in some parts of this country who disagree. Politics and easily manipulated statistics have no place in nursing. But you're planning on working in Texas. I doubt you'll have difficulty.

Now other specialties, debate all you like. But if you're working NICU or oncology, your really need to put patient safety as a higher priority. These patients still have a higher risk of dying from illnesses.

You can call me rude all you like, but when you or your child has cancer and an unvaccinated nurse cares more about their rights to be unvaccinated than your/ your family member's safety..... think about it please.

Get vaccinated quickly

You have to be vaccinated to at BSW

Most hospitals in Texas will except a medical/religious exemption but it depends on the hospital.

I disagree about vaccines killing people, we had a lot of diseases erradicated until the non vaccers decide to not get vaccinated. Vaccines help us not get virus and most vaccines are dead virus so they don't kill anyone

We all know the vaccines don’t work. What ever happened to letting the human body do what it was made to do. We have created resistant organisms as healthcare workers. We have created messes that can’t be fixed. Leave the human body well alone. Let it do what it needs to do!

“Child sacrifice is necessary for the sun to rise in the morning.”

What?! It’s just my opinion! Maybe it’s my sincere religious belief.

You aren’t allowed to question it, even if it means some of your loved ones die. Mine will die too, and that’s just the price we pay for a good harvest come autumn. No, there is no science to support it, and in fact, all the science says the exact opposite.

But the political party I like says Kill Em All, and I just couldn’t face my friends and family if I didn’t look like I liked that political party. So I guess looking like an imbecile to the rest of the world and going against every fiber of the profession I studied is the way to go. No way a bunch of assholes desperate for power would lie to me, right? No way I would fall for something as stupid as “I should be allowed to silently kill an unknown number of people who didn’t have to die” if it weren’t God’s honest truth.

I think it’s frankly selfish to want to expose patients with compromised immune systems to any sort of communicable disease. Nurses who refused the vaccine shouldn’t be practicing direct patient care. Seriously of all we had to do to get and keep these licenses this is the hill you’ve all decided to die on? 🙄🙄🙄

I think it's to get vaccinated

ITS NOT A VACCINE. A vaccine prevents you from getting the disease, polio/measles/etc. You can not change the definition of a word in order to promote and enforce opinions and beliefs.

Unvaccinated and working with chemo patients is not a wise decision. I am also an Oncology Nurse and would never dream of not being vaccinated. These people have no immune system to fight off any virus

Absolutely!

I recently worked at the #1 Oncology Center located in Houston (don’t want to say names) and you had to be vaccinated. There were no boosters required though. The patient population made it a necessity. I am unsure of anywhere in Oncology that doesn’t require it.

I have worked in the Texas Medical Center in Houston. Very large hospital. The difficulty will be getting the job. Have a medical or religious exemption ready to go. Another option would be to use a company like NurseDash or an agency to get your foot in the door to a hospital and then get hired. The vaccine is “required” but there are legal ways around it. Oncology will be difficult and you may have to switch your specialty. You can always get hired on as Med/Surg and then try an inter-hospital transfer.

Not all hospitals have vaccine mandates. I work in a small rural ER clinic, no masks worn, vaccine not an issue. personal preference and everyone is respected for their choices. You need to find that hospital that will allow you to work vaccine free whether it is religious, medical or personal reasons. Best of luck

Although most states have overall mandates, specific facilities have their own mandates. Call your facility and they will tell you how to procede.

Check with the Texas Department of Professional Regulation or the institution for which you will be employed.

The best advise would be to contact your state health department and CDC regarding that information.

You might need to check out with your facility. Depends on their requirements!

Just get a vax card, problem solved!!!! Dont be a sheep, stick to your values and beliefs